American Assassin

Before he was considered a CIA superagent, before he was thought of as a terrorists worst nightmare, and before he was both loathed and admired by the politicians on Capitol Hill, Mitch Rapp was a gifted college athlete without a care in the world...and then tragedy struck.

Best Rapp Yet

I've read/listened to all Vince Flynn's books, and while I thought the series got a bit tired over the last four books or so, he's shot new life into ..Show More »it with this work. I hope he's smart enough to take this gap between American Assassin and his first Rapp novel, Transfer of Power, and fill in that decade with a decade's worth of new Rapp material from his younger years. He could easily squeeze out eight or nine more annual offerings just by doing that, without allowing the series to get stale. While I'm not a fan of the guy doing the unabridged version, I love Armand Schultz, as both Mitch Rapp and Brad Thor's Scott Harvath. And he did a wonderful job here, bringing Rapp back to a younger, more naive version of the scorned, crusty guy he was by his 43rd birthday in the last novel. Great stuff from both writer and narrator!

Kill Shot: An American Assassin Thriller

For months, Mitch Rapp has been steadily working his way through a list of men, bullet by bullet. With each kill, the tangled network of monsters responsible for the slaughter of 270 civilians becomes increasingly clear. He is given his next target: a plump Libyan diplomat who is prone to drink and is currently in Paris without a single bodyguard. Rapp finds him completely unprotected and asleep in his bed. With confidence in his well-honed skills and conviction of the man’s guilt, he easily sends a bullet into the man’s skull. But in the split second it takes the bullet to leave the silenced pistol, everything changes.

Transfer of Power

A group of terrorists invades the White House, driving the president into an underground bunker, where he can't communicate with his government. Mitch Rapp, the CIA's top counter-terrorist operative, sneaks into the executive mansion to take control and finds that the terrorists are the least of the president's and the nation's problems.

A good book, flawed by its audio counterpart

I haven't been an audible customer for long but most of what I've purchased I've been happy with. I'm a large fan of Vince Flynn's works, and I was lo..Show More »oking forward to listening to the Mitch Rapp series. While this would be a good listen to someone who hasn't read the book before, Audible hurts the book by not labeling it as abridged. Huge portions of character development, plot points and major scenes are completely left out. This would have been an easy 5 stars if Simon & Schuster Audio had done this book in its unabridged glory.

The Third Option

When diplomacy has failed and military intervention is deemed inappropriate, our leaders often turn to a silent and dark community for results. This is a course of action not always taken by wise and honorable men. In certain circles it is known as "the third option."

Wanted more

This book was the first in a series that I will definitely go back and listen to. It would be good if these books were in 'Unabridged' format because..Show More » the depth of the characters would be better.

Separation of Power

With action that sizzles and true-to-life insider detail, Separation of Power showcases best selling author Vince Flynn (The Third Option) at his shell-shocking best.

Flynn keeps rolling

Yet another excellent book by Vince Flynn. A great additon to the catalog. The abrigded audio format, while keeping the pace of the book, lacks the ..Show More »depth found in the unabridged print version. Do not let this dscourage you, however, download this book and you will not be sorry.

Executive Power

CIA agent Mitch Rapp battles global terrorism in a high-octane follow-up to the best seller Separation of Power. When a platoon of Navy SEALs, sent on a top secret mission to save an American family kidnapped by Islamic terrorists, is caught in a deadly ambush, Rapp must find out who told the enemy. But a greater threat still lurks. An assassin working closely with the highest powers in the Middle East is bent on igniting war.

Undeveloped Plot

Vince Flynn writes great spy thrillers. His main character Mitch Rapp, is the man's man, with just enough of his feelings showing that you know he is..Show More » human. I enjoy Vince's novels, with their plots that twist and turn, leaving you uncertain how the story will unfold. However, the publishers have decided not to put out all of his books in an unabridge version. Executive Power was a good story, but the telling of the story was so compressed, the reasons behind some of the characters actions weren't fully explained. It left me unsatisfied. I don't know if an unabridge version would make a difference, but based on experience with some of his unabridge novel, tells me it would. A good story, but I'd like to hear the unabridged version.

Memorial Day

Fearless counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp is called upon to fight against the world's most deadly terrorists in this harrowing political thriller by New York Times best-selling author Vince Flynn.

Too bad it was abridged

Mitch Rapp is back and true-to-form. Action packed, well-narrated. Too bad it was abridged (as are all the Mitch Rapp titles available at Audible). M..Show More »y suspicion is that it would have been better had it been unabridged--hence the 4 instead of 5 star rating.

Consent to Kill

For years, Mitch Rapp's bold actions have saved the lives of countless Americans. His battles for peace and freedom have made him a hero to many, and an enemy to countless more. In the tangled, duplicitous world of espionage, there are those, even among America's allies, who want to see Mitch Rapp eliminated. They have decided the time has come.

Right On Vince... Great Book

This was my first Vince Flynn novel but it won't be the last. Consent to Kill kept me interested the entire unabridged time.

Act of Treason

It's a gorgeous autumn day in Georgetown. The Democratic candidates for president and vice-president of the United States are dutifully glad-handing voters and the media outside a grand estate where a national-security conference has just been held, bringing together the world's greatest minds to discuss the issues that are threatening the country. It's American politicking at its best. That's when all hell breaks loose.

Wrong narrator

Says narrated by George Guidall, but it's not. Was somewhat disappointed about that. Other than that the story was good, although hard to listen to.

Protect and Defend

The action begins in the heart of Iran, where billions of dollars are being spent on the development of a nuclear program. No longer willing to wait for the international community to stop its neighboring enemy, Israel launches a creative and daring operation that leaves a radioactive tomb in the middle of Iran's second largest city. An outraged Iranian government publicly blames both Israel and the United States and demands retribution.

abridged version ducks

this is an abridged version avoid it . I would never have purchased if it was properly shown.

Extreme Measures: A Thriller

Mitch Rapp and his protege, Mike Nash, may have met their match. The CIA has detected and intercepted two terrorist cells, but a third is feared to be on the loose. Led by a dangerous mastermind obsessed with becoming the leader of al-Qaeda, this determined and terrifying group is about to descend on America.

too many cut scenes and gaps in story line.

story could have been so much better if it werent for the gaps and holes in the story line. felt like entire portions of story was cut out.

Pursuit of Honor: Mitch Rapp Series

The action begins six days after a series of explosions devastated Washington, D.C., targeting the National Counterterrorism Center and killing 185 people, including public officials and CIA employees. It was a bizarre act of extreme violence that called for extreme measures on the part of elite counterterrorism operative Mitch Rapp and his trusted team member, Mike Nash.

Terrible narration!

Having read a few Vince Flynn books I was looking forward to this one, but it was very disappointing it used the same old story line, and the narratio..Show More »n was laughably bad.his versions of foreign accents were absolutely hilarious.. and awful.I'm sorry to say that is the last Vince Flynn book I will buy, and I will avoid anything narrated by Armand Schultz..

The Last Man: A Novel

The four dead guards didn’t concern Mitch Rapp as much as the absence of the man they’d been paid to protect. Joe Rickman wasn’t just another foot soldier. For the last eight years Rickman had run the CIA’s clandestine operations in Afghanistan. It was a murky job that involved working with virtually every disreputable figure in the Islamic Republic. More than a quarter billion dollars in cash had passed through Rickman’s hands during his tenure as the master of black ops and no one with a shred of sense wanted to know the details of how that money had been spent.

Love it, classic Mitch R. story

Keeps you engaged until the very end. Well read by the narrator. Highly recommended to start from the very first book in this series.

The Survivor

Top-secret data has been stolen from the CIA, and the only man who knows its hiding place is dead. CIA operative Mitch Rapp must race to find the classified information in this blistering novel that picks up where The Last Man left off in Vince Flynn's New York Times best-selling series.

Very enjoyable

Glad to have Mitch Rapp back. Not quite as good as Vince Flynn. Still enjoyed it very much.

Order to Kill: Mitch Rapp Series

Mitch Rapp is used to winning. But in this follow-up to number-one New York Times best-selling The Survivor, the CIA operative finds himself chasing false leads from continent to continent in an effort to keep Pakistani nukes from falling into the hands of terrorists. Together with friend and colleague Scott Coleman, Rapp struggles to prevent the loss of these lethal weapons, particularly because Russia is also interested in the nukes, though not for the same reason as Rapp and Coleman.

wrong narrator

I am getting the audio version, I do not know how the print version is.

Enemy of the State: Mitch Rapp, Book 16

After 9/11, the United States made one of the most secretive and dangerous deals in its history. The evidence against the powerful Saudis who coordinated the attack would be buried. In return, King Faisal would promise to keep the oil flowing and deal with the conspirators in his midst. When the king's own nephew is discovered funding ISIS, the president suspects that the Saudis never intended to live up to their agreement. He decides that the royalty needs to be sent a message and that Mitch Rapp is just the man to deliver it.

Entertaining But Lacking Something

I am a big fan of Vince Flynn and the Mitch Rapp series, but something was missing in this book. While Kyle Mills did a good job with the first two Ra..Show More »pp books he wrote, this one did not seem to be as close to what Vince Flynn would have done than the previous efforts of Mills. In this book Rapp seemed to relish in foul language and also in violence.

I am not familiar with Mills previous writing, but I think he may be putting his own stamp on the character in this book, and I see it as a departure from Flynn and what he was doing. The book was entertaining, and I did enjoy the interaction with some of the previous characters from earlier books, but the change in President Alexander's character was too dramatic, and Irene Kennedy was more like a prop. She had no real substance in this book and no development. The relationship between Kennedy and Rapp was a key factor in earlier books. Their relationship was interesting and multi-layered, but Mills does not seem to get that at all.

As a thriller I would give this a C-. As a continuation of Vince Flynn's Legacy I would probably give it a D. My gut feeling is that Mills will not be back for any future Mitch Rapp books.